Whether it's a good watch or a bad one, here are some of the iconic horror characters to look out for

Chucky from Child's PlayDolls or toys can be very creepy and it would be a sin not to include the most iconic killer toy known to the horror film history. The notion of one of your childhood toy coming alive is just a frightening idea on its own. Chucky was a sinister killer and the primary antagonist of the Child's Play series.

Ghostface from ScreamThe character first appeared in the 1996 movie as a disguise used by teenagers, Billy Loomis – Skeet Ulrich and Stu Macher – Matthew Lillard during their killing spree in the fictional town of Woodsboro. The character is used in the movie series as a disguise for each of the antagonist of the film to conceal their identities, while conducting serial murders by several actors in the movie series.

Leatherface from Texas Chainsaw MassacreLeatherface has been one of the most disturbingly realistic killers on screen ever. Whether its the 2003 remake of the film or the original, the intention was to make him as real as possible and it worked. He uses a weapon of choice – chainsaw. The killer uses his victim's skin to cover his disfigured face in the movie. He is definitely not the kind of guy you would like to meet in a dark alley.

Jack Torrance from The ShiningJohn Daniel or Jack Torrance is a fictional character in the 1977 novel The Shining by Stephen King. He was portrayed by Jack Nicholson in the 1980 movie adaptation of the novel and by Steven Weber in the 1997 mini-series. Jack Nicholson plays the role of a crazy killer who slaughters his own family.

Michael Myers from HalloweenUndoubtedly Halloween is known to have originated as the slasher movie. This film only made its mark with the character of Michael Myers – the killer in the movie. He's quiet and takes his time to kill. Michael Myers is known to be the iconic slasher movie killer.

Ghostface from ScreamThe character first appeared in the 1996 movie as a disguise used by teenagers, Billy Loomis – Skeet Ulrich and Stu Macher – Matthew Lillard during their killing spree in the fictional town of Woodsboro. The character is used in the movie series as a disguise for each of the antagonist of the film to conceal their identities, while conducting serial murders by several actors in the movie series.